Lateral Surface Area Lateral Surface Area is the surface area of the solid’s lateral faces without the base(s).
Total Surface Area Total Surface Area is the total surface area of the solid including the bases.
Surface Area of a Prism or a Cylinder SA = Ph + 2 B where P is the perimeter of the base h is the height of the prism or cylinder B is the area of the base of the prism or cylinder
Example Find the Lateral Surface Area of the prism.
Example Find the total surface area of the prism 12 cm
Example Find the lateral and total surface area of the cylinder
Surface Area of a Pyramid or Cone SA = where P is the perimeter of the base of the pyramid or cone l is the slant height B is the area of the base of the pyramid or cone
Example Find the lateral surface area of the cone
Example Find the total surface area of the pyramid
Surface Area of a Sphere where r is the radius of the sphere
Example Find the surface area of the sphere.
Example Find the Surface Area of the sphere.